Critics were understandably put off by Fuller House’s first season, which was packed full of in-jokes and meta gags for fans of Full House who had also not matured in any way since 1995. It can be difficult to describe what was enjoyable about Full House without relying on the obvious: it was in heavy […]
Continue ReadingRichard Lewis has no problem with oversharing. It’s one of the many defining characteristics that made him such a trailblazing voice in standup comedy when he hit the scene in the late 1970s. The humorist hybrid of Mort Sahl and Lenny Bruce, Lewis’ standup style serves as the genetic link from the more abstract comics […]
Continue ReadingIn recent years, the concept of “funny interview show that takes place inside a car” has exploded between the success of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee and Carpool Karaoke, but it wasn’t until last night’s Conan that the show-in-a-car approach was pushed to its most mind-blowingly inventive level yet. “We’re gonna blow up the internet. You […]
Continue ReadingAhead of the season 9 premiere of Curb Your Enthusiasm this weekend, Larry David stopped by last night’s Late Night and appeared in a segment where he joins Seth’s writing staff for a pitch meeting. Unfortunately for Meyers and his writers, David is a pretty fussy new writer who can see right through Seth’s act. “I […]
Continue ReadingSaturday Night Live returns this weekend for its 43rd season, and this year there are some new additions to the cast and writing staff. The show just announced that it’s added three new featured players to the cast – Heidi Gardner from the Groundlings in Los Angeles, Chicago-based musical comedian Luke Null, and Chris Redd, […]
Continue ReadingA lot of people have probably heard about the Upright Citizens Brigade by now. They know about Amy Poehler as an original member, seen Paul Scheer, Jason Mantzoukas, or Jack McBrayer perform in a recent show at the LA theater, and heard about the origin stories that began there for people like Donald Glover, Aubrey […]
Continue ReadingSeason 43 of Saturday Night Live begins this weekend, with Ryan Gosling hosting and Jay-Z as the musical guest. It’s a strong lineup, combining an A-list actor with one of the best rappers of all time who just released his best album in years. This is what we come to expect from the season premieres […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a clip from last night’s Late Night, where Seth Meyers takes “A Closer Look” at how Trump chose to spend the weekend attacking athletes turning down invitations to the White House and protesting police brutality during the national anthem instead of dealing with important issues like tensions with North Korea and the devastation in […]
Continue ReadingComedy Central debuted Jordan Klepper’s new show The Opposition last night, and for fans of Klepper’s work as a correspondent on The Daily Show, the premiere was a very promising start. In the above clip, Klepper connects the character he played on The Daily Show with the new show, gets ahead of all the mainstream […]
Continue ReadingVeep creator Armando Iannucci has a new show in the works at HBO. According to Deadline, the network has given a pilot order to a show created, written, and executive produced by Iannucci tentatively titled Avenue 5. Not a whole lot of details about the show have been revealed, but the pilot is reportedly set on a […]
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